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Overwintering at SANAE IV

Hi! My name is Will Jelbert. I am one of the team currently overwintering at the South African Antarctic research base SANAE IV. We are a...

We are often asked by people ‘what is the best thing I can do to lower my carbon footprint?’ or something along these lines. This blog...

The Karthaus course was absolutely amazing in many different ways. Every morning we would get on the bus to the nearby village,...

There are many ways to begin in polar research, or even just to experience polar regions as a medical personnel, engineer, or logistics...

Last week, we shared with you how we use carbon to help us date the rocks. This week, Dr. Derek Fabel is sharing how we do something...

Last week, we mentioned how isotopes are created in quartz. One of these isotopes is carbon-14. We can use carbon-14 to tell how old the...

So, last week on Let’s Talk Science we talked about cleaning up our rock samples to so that they become pure quartz. But why quartz? What...

Welcome to our blog series, “Let’s Talk Science,” where we break down the science behind our team’s work. With the team back from...

In case you missed it: This past week, our very own Sarah Sams was the official #guestgrammer on the American Geophysical Union Instagram...

Unfortunately, 5-star, luxury hotels are hard to come by in Antarctica. Instead, our team uses Arcs (or living modules) for all their...